86. The number of people invited __________ fifty, but a number of them __________ absent for different reasons
| A．were ; was | B．was ; was | C．was ; were | D．were ; were |
I could have helped him out, to tell the truth, I _____ too busy.
| A．am | B．was | C．have been | D．had been |
Badminton is a _____ by an Englishman.
| A．game invented | B．play invented |
| C．match inventing | D．match invented |
– How much do you _____ mending a pair of shoes?
-- $ 15.
| A．ask | B．spend for | C．charge for | D．pay |
The swimming pool is 80 meters _____ and 40 meters _______.
| A．in long; in wide | B．in length; in width | C．long; in width | D．in length; wide |
– These plants ______ lack of water.
--- You should have watered them.
| A．died for | B．dead for | C．was killed | D．died |